Idea for a detective show..

Legs and the brain.

A pair of legs and a brain solve crimes. One is a pair of disembodied legs and the other is a brain in a dish.

Sexual chemistry? (Early note)

In one episode, an accused women vomits an igloo out of guilt. Legs kicks her and Brain convicts her of first degree swan murder.

Leeds

NIGHT OUT

We see a group of stereotypical LADS out on the town; laughing and jeering and being loud wherever they go. We see them falling out of bars, leaching on women, shouting at the football and generally acting like apes in Adidas.

One of the men, JOHN, looks increasingly less into it as we see snapshots of their boozy nights. His enthusiasm for this longstanding behaviour is waning.

INT. PUB - NIGHT

The other three lads are being loud and just horrible. They leer at passing girls who quicken their pace to get away from the unwanted attention. John has his head in his hands.

SIMON
What's up, Johnno? You've barely touched your Jager.

JOHN
I can't do this anymore.

JACK
He's pissed already! What a fairy!

JOHN
I'm not drunk. It's this. I can't do this anymore. It's been going on for way too long. What are we even doing? We're not kids anymore. We're too old to be acting like this. Simon, you have a degree in psychology and you're literally barking at passing women!

STEVE
Watch out, lads. He's gone dark.

JACK
Because he's pissed up.

JOHN
I'm not pissed. I'm just tired of having to go through this, week after week. I don't even like getting drunk. I'd rather sit at home and watch a film with my boyfriend.

SIMON
Boyfriend?

JOHN
Lads, I'm gay. I have been for years but I'd kept it from you. I've even got a boyfriend. His name is Neil and we are very happy together. There has been talk of marriage. We've been living together for almost three years.

JACK
You're joking..

JOHN
I'm not. The reason I kept it from you is obvious. I love you all, I do. You're my longest friends but you are horrible people when it comes to matters of the heart. I need to stop all this and be who I really am. It's not fair to Neil, it's not fair to you guys and it's not fair to me. I can't live a lie just to be nice. Have a goodnight. Please let me leave without any hassle.

SIMON
(grabs Johns arm)
Wait..

JOHN
I'm not going to take any bashing.

SIMON
Just hold on a second. You're gay? You're a gay man?

JOHN
Yes.

SIMON
And you expect to just up and leave..

JOHN
I don't want any trouble..

SIMON
We've got to talk about this.

JOHN
What is there to talk about?

SIMON
(beat)
Henry has asked me to marry him.

JACK
Henry?

SIMON
And I want to say yes but I'm scared..

JACK
You're queer too?

SIMON
I thought it was obvious.

JOHN
Not really.

JACK
So I've got two gay friends?

JOHN
So it would appear.
(to Simon)
Congrats by the way.

SIMON
I'm probably going to say yes. I mean, he's been patient.

JACK
What the hell is going on?

SIMON
Let's have a double date.

JOHN
That would be great.

SIMON
Do you want to get a taxi?

JOHN
OK. We can talk more.

JACK
WHAT IS GOING ON?

Jack and Simon grab their coats.

JACK
What about the night?

JOHN
See you next week.

They leave.

Jack is left on his own.

He stares into space.

He then places his bag on the counter and pulls out a lipstick, which he applies.

JACK
How rude.

Film Pitch

Film idea:

Karate Kid with Top Trumps instead of Karate. 

Jonathan Meek arrives at a new town and is soon picked on by bullies, who embarrass him in a impromptu game of Top Trumps.

He soon becomes the victim of hassle from the bullies and turns to Leonard, a caretaker in his building who happens to know the ways of Top Trumps.

Soon, a bond is formed as Leonard gets his young student to do chores whilst learning the ways of the statistic-based card game. It boils down to a huge Top Trumps Tournament where Jonathan has to put his teachers methods into practice. Will he win the day or get trumped?

Sample scene

LEONARD

Jonathan, you must remember your training. You need to be the cards. Be the cards.

Jonathan nods in understanding and goes back to his game of Top Trumps where he immediately flops onto the table.

LEONARD 

Not literally, dickhead.

Bowie

Sometimes, when a person you admire dies, you just refuse to believe it. It happened with Joe Strummer years ago. When I heard the news of his death, whilst Christmas shopping in a Virgin Megastore, I dropped everything on the floor.

Upon hearing about David Bowies sudden death this morning, I just froze. I honestly thought it was a weird publicity stunt for his new record. Of course, this wasn't the case and the utter sadness that came from the seemingly near-to-breaking 6music presenters made it all the more real.

Things just seem all broken today.

What can you say about Bowie? Where would you even start with someone like that? There are so many versions, in so may eras that it's hard to pin the great man down and select a favourite persona/album/event. With the release of his latest album, folks have the same, 'Bowie through the years' conversation, with various myths and legends attached. He was also so very fascinating. There was something for everyone.
It's tough knowing that there won't be another era to dig into. If anyone could have still impressed, astounded and confounded at 80/90, it would have been him.
Earth is a lot less fantastic now he's gone back to his home planet. A guy that good, that amazing, only really be an alien. We'll never see the likes of David Bowie again.

Albums of 2015

Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass
Butch Walker - Afraid of Ghosts
Wolf Alice - My Love is Cool
We Hunt Buffalo - We Hunt Ghosts
Ryan Adams - 1989
Wimps - Suitcase
God Damn - Vultures
Turbowolf - Two Hands